The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
OTTO VON BISMARCKA generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
More Otto von Bismarck Quotes
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.
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I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made.
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We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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Great men have great dogs.
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Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
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It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
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